Single-crystal structure determination of nanosized metal–organic frameworks by three-dimensional electron diffraction

Taimin Yang, Tom Willhammar, Hongyi Xu, Xiaodong Zou, Zhehao Huang

Published: 2022-07-26 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-022-00720-8

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Metal–organic frameworks

3D electron diffraction

Single-crystal structure determination

Nano-sized crystals

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Metal–nobreakorganic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted considerable interest due to their well-defined pore architecture and structural tunability on molecular dimensions. While single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) has been widely used to eluci
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Single-crystal structure determination of nanosized metal–organic frameworks by three-dimensional electron diffraction

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